By Nancy Doyle — 2021
Let’s move beyond superpowers but not forget to keep promoting our strengths.
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Our five senses evolved to help us know the world. But sometimes, a tripped wire or two in the brain lets us perceive in completely bizarre ways.
Given the right circumstances.
In a work world dominated by automation, digitalization, and increasing incivility, the need for one group of workers, those whom I call “sensitive strivers,” has never been greater.
Neurodiversity, sensitivity, and how the status quo snubs 20–30% of us.
Our brains don’t all work the same way. One New York–based software company sees that as a competitive advantage.
Constantly corrected and perpetually punished, many children with ADHD and learning disabilities develop low self-esteem. They begin to believe they’re not good enough or smart enough. Of course, we know that’s not true.
Anthony Hopkins, Wentworth Miller and others are showing us that autism is more varied than it once seemed to be.
Your child is wired differently, and that means his life may not follow the path you envisioned. Before you can help him thrive, you must give yourself space and time to recognize the emotions that a neurodivergent diagnosis brings. Here’s how to get started embracing your new “normal.”
Give your child the self-esteem and skills to become a self-actualized adult who embraces self-discovery. That is every parent’s goal, but it is especially challenging—and important—when your child is neurodivergent. Use these four steps to help your child on that journey.
Transgender or gender-fluid people are more likely to be neurodivergent, and vice versa. Here’s what that’s like.